Kinshasa, February 2nd, 2026 (CPA) . – More than 1,000 women trained in various trades and recipients of socio-economic reintegration kits were launched into the micro-entrepreneurship market by the “Grâce à ma mere”(Thanks to my mother) (Grame) foundation during a ceremony in Kinshasa (capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo). ‘We have achieved 189% of our objectives over the first five years. Today, we are proud to have placed more than 1,000 women trained in various trades and recipients of socio-economic reintegration kits on the micro-entrepreneurship market, who have created income-generating activities,’ said Julie Nsuele Manika, president of the Grame Foundation. ‘I am satisfied with what has been achieved so far: the Grame Foundation is on a very good track and is consolidating its achievements,’ she added.
Ms Nsuele said that in this friendly and emotional atmosphere, she had presented the figures for the activities carried out in 2025 and the projections for 2026. ‘This was an opportunity for interactive discussions between members about the functioning of the Grame Foundation,’ she said. In addition to this flagship project, the president of the Grame Foundation also appointed three focal points who have been mandated to represent the organization in the municipalities of Mont Ngafula, Cogelos, Kimwenza and Makala.
Presentation of Grame’s calendar of activities for 2026
In addition, the president of the Grame Foundation expressed her concern for promoting the realistic and effective empowerment of Congolese women by unveiling her calendar of activities for 2026, which includes a flagship project: ‘Grame New Look 3 in 1’. This project concerns the development of three segments of activity within the Grame Foundation, namely the training center dedicated to providing technical training to members to learn a trade and strengthen their professional skills, the production center, which is a commercial unit to showcase the talents of members and enable them to generate income through their work, as well as a placement opportunity for support staff trained by the foundation. Finally, financial inclusion is a specific program designed to promote a culture of saving and access to microcredit for all members, under flexible and more suitable conditions. For Ms. Sylvie Kalela, a member of the foundation, « I am a product of Grame. Three years ago, I received training in making natural juices. Today, it is my main activity, which allows me to feed my family. I have also started to train other people. » Another member praised this wonderful opportunity offered by the Grame Foundation, because after receiving free training and professional kits to practice our trade, we are now being offered savings and microcredit to expand our activities. The Grame Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 2021 that fights against all forms of precariousness among Congolese women and girls by strengthening their technical and professional capacities with a view to becoming self-sufficient.